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JOHN MALNIGHT, OF GRASS LAKE, MICHIGAN. Letters Patent No. 71,192, datedNovember 19, 18d?.

IMPROVEMENT IN SYSTEM 0I' MEASURING AND CUTTING OUT DRESSES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN:

Bo it known that I, JOHN MALNIGHT, of Grass Lake, in the county ot'Jackson, and'in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in a System of Cutting Ladies Dresses; and do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of thisspecification.

This model and scale is drawn three times reduced from its natural size,as follows: Thirty-six inch breast, twenty-four waist, fifteen and ahalf inch back, length from top of neck to-bottom of waist; fourteeninch width of back, sixteen inch width'of breast from side to side, andseven and ahalf inch length of side body-seam.

.Directions for llfeasmz'ng.

Take inch tapc and apply to joint of neck, and bring it down to bottomof waist, fifteen and a half inches;

bring it down to bottom of waist or hip, seven and a half inches;Afourth, also across the breast, sixteen inches; fth, and also round thewaist, twenty-four inches.

second, apply tape close up under the arm, third, from size across theback to size, fourteen inches; apply tape below the arm around thechest, thirty-siri inches,

Directions how to Draught.

v Select the scale corresponding with the breast measure. (The First,draw lineA down to B, and mark length of back, say fifteen and a halfinches, or whatever it will be; then draw line across from A to C, thatis, one-half of the breast measure, eighteen inches, and also from B to1), and also draw line down from C to D. Now the outsideliues arecomplet-ed. aNext, then, apply tape at B, and mark upon line A length ofside body-seam, say seven and a half inches, and the same also vfrom Dto F, and draw line across from F to E; then take scale correspondingwith breast measure and go out on top from Ato G, one division, and inone division at bottom of waist," from B to H, and draw line down fromG, as represented on diagram; then apply scale from E to X on line E,six and a half divisions, make a dot, then lay on tape measure and markwidth of back, say seven inches. If the width of backvand the six and ahalf divisions do not agree, divide the difference and mark three 'and ahalf divisions, from I to K, also up from I to M, four divisions; thesame up from K to L, and across top from L to M, three and a halfdivisions, and finish the size square, as represented on diagram, Thenmark' in from M to P, one and a quarter division; also in from I ou4centre line, and draw line down from N to O. Next mark down from top ofback, one-quarter division, in line G, and across to your righty from G,two divisions, and up from two and a quarter divisions, and from top ofback, as represented. Next go down from P to star, one'aud three-quarterdivision, and down at the centre, a half division; and from back size goback from O to R, two and a half divisions; and from side seam, inconsequence of going down a half division at bottom o f size, the samemust be added vat the bottom of Waist, vNext, then,l allow in frontofthe half of breast measure one and alhalf division, and draw down lineS; go in ontop of line S to C, two divisions, and down from C a halfdivision make a mark, and go down on line S three and u half divisions,and up at I one and a'half to star, and draw shoulder line. Nowform-neck, shoulder, scam, and size. Allow at line S, at the bottom offront of waist, one div taste, and pattern is-finishcd. I

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new,

The within-described system of cutting dresses,` as set forth. Intestimony that I claim the foregoing invention, I have hereunto sot myhand and seal this 10th day of May, 1867.

JOHN MALNIGHT. [L 5.]

Witnesses:

H. S. SMITH, WM. WINEGAR.

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